Michael E. Rowan
joined Shumaker Williams in 2006 as an associate and became
a shareholder in 2008. He is a member of the Firm’s
Litigation Department and Labor and Employment Law Group.
Mr. Rowan concentrates his practice in
the areas of litigation and labor/employment law, primarily
representing commercial and business clients. His litigation
practice focuses the representation of business clients in
both state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts,
in Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. His
practice includes handling complex commercial and class
action matters through all stages of litigation, including
appeals.
With regard to labor and employment law,
Mr. Rowan focuses his practice on the representation of both
public and private sector employers in union and nonunion
environments. His experience includes litigation of
employment discrimination actions (including Title VII and
ADA cases), FMLA and FLSA matters. Mr. Rowan also litigates
and advises clients concerning common law employment issues
such as wrongful discharge, non-competition/non-solicitation
agreements and trade secret issues.
Prior to joining Shumaker Williams, Mr.
Rowan was an attorney in a civil litigation practice in the
Baltimore area. His prior experience includes commercial
litigation and class-action matters, personal injury,
product liability, premises liability, and toxic-tort
matters. Moreover, Mr. Rowan has experience in estate
planning, including the preparation of wills and trusts.
Before entering private
practice, Mr. Rowan was the law clerk to the Honorable Judge
Ronald A. Silkworth in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
County. Mr. Rowan is licensed to
practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia,
New Jersey, and the United States District Courts for the
District of Maryland, District of Columbia, Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania and Western
District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Maryland Bar
Association, District of Columbia Bar Association,
Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Baltimore County Bar
Association.
Mr. Rowan earned his law degree from the
University of Maryland in 1998 and his B.A. from Saint
Joseph’s University in 1993. While at the University of
Maryland, Mr. Rowan was an associate editor of The
Business Lawyer and interned with the Enforcement
Division of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
